Dell and Salesforce.com Launch Cloud Computing Offerings for SMBs

Dell and Salesforce.com Launch Cloud Computing Offerings for SMBs

Round Rock, Texas – October 12, 2009 – Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced the availability of new certified Dell-salesforce.com solutions, joint offerings for small and medium businesses (SMBs), that deliver customer relationship management (CRM) applications via the cloud.

These solutions will allow small and medium businesses in the United States to manage their people and processes more efficiently by deploying CRM across their businesses. The joint offerings require no incremental hardware or software to install or maintain, and customers will be able to manage all their customer information, activities, and conversations, with subscription based pricing starting from $9 per user per month. SMBs can get started today at http://www.dell.com/crm.

“Dell and salesforce.com are providing customers with an integrated and proven solution that we have been testing extensively in our own organizations,” said Steve Felice, president of Dell’s global small and medium-sized business operations. “Today, salesforce.com runs its datacenters and PCs on Dell equipment and Dell has integrated Salesforce CRM with our on-premise applications using Dell’s PowerEdge servers and Dell Integration Services,” he added.

“Our work with Dell opens up a whole new world for small and mid-sized businesses, empowering them to harness the power of cloud computing without the cost and complexity of managing infrastructure,” said George Hu, executive vice president, marketing and alliances, salesforce.com. “Working with Dell will help accelerate the adoption of cloud computing by SMBs worldwide.”

According to technology analyst firm Gartner, SaaS-based software models will represent the area of growth for applications over the next five years for midsize businesses, anticipating a compound annual growth rate of 29.1% through 2013.* The certified Dell-salesforce.com solution addresses critical integration issues between applications, thereby reducing IT costs for SMBs.

For growing businesses with more complex IT environments, the Dell – salesforce.com solutions also offer the expertise of Dell Integration Services, which provide fixed low cost, quick migration and integration for businesses with the industry’s leading cloud computing CRM application.

This out-of-the-box integration solution for SMBs was born and road-tested by Dell’s SMB team within the company, and helps SMBs easily and painlessly integrate cloud technology into their IT environments without disrupting their business processes.

SMB Success in the Cloud with Dell and Salesforce.com – How it Works
Joint Dell and salesforce.com sales teams will introduce these solutions to existing and prospective small and medium customers, with salesforce.com providing the CRM solution and Dell providing integration and migration services, where needed.

The Dell–salesforce.com offerings include: Visit SalesForce